"The vintage Independent Subway System cars were built for the first subway company operated by the City of New York. Modern for their time, the R1/9s complemented the IND's Depression-era Art Deco aesthetic. With rattan seats, paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs, roll signs, and period advertisements, these are the very cars that inspired Billy Strayhorn's song, "Take the A Train.""
"New Yorkers will step back in time when they ride the Downtown Brooklyn museum's historic railcar fleet that dates back to the 1930s. The train of cars will run between the Lower East Side's 2nd Avenue-Houston Street on the uptown F line and 96th Street-2nd Avenue on the Q line every Sunday in December, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ticket prices to ride the train are $2.90 each, the price of a subway ride."
""There's something magical about seeing our vintage subway cars filled with holiday cheer," Regina Shepherd, acting director of the New York Transit Museum, said. "The Holiday Nostalgia Train connects riders to the joy of New York's past and reminds us why the city's transit system remains at the heart of our shared stories." When they are not in use during the holiday season, the vintage cars remain preserved in the New York Transit Museum's collection."
Depression-era Independent Subway System R1/9 cars from the New York Transit Museum will run Holiday Nostalgia rides every Sunday in December between 2nd Avenue–Houston Street (uptown F) and 96th Street–2nd Avenue (Q) from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The eight-car train features rattan seats, paddle ceiling fans, incandescent light bulbs, roll signs, and period advertisements that reflect the IND's Art Deco aesthetic. Tickets cost $2.90, the same as a subway fare. The vintage cars inspired Billy Strayhorn's song "Take the A Train." When not in use they remain preserved in the museum collection. The museum will also stage a Holiday Train Show at Grand Central with Lionel model trains.
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